Dervish

ffs snow.

The Nexerus said
God, people in the Prairies are such winter snobs.

Don't you live in Saskatoon?

Valentines is tomorrow.

Let's not go into diamonds. XD That's a decidedly bigger and more awful can of worms.

ffs snow.

idlehands said
The south lacks salt trucks and snow plows, don't mock our pain. Lucky for us, we didn't get snow, just that one day where it almost sleeted. (is that proper grammar? idk)

In central Alberta, they don't use salt because it gets too cold to work. Not that I necessarily mind, since the salt back in Ontario literally ate my Impala into an early grave. I liked that car, too...

This winter's been crazy here. November and December were endless snow that was impossible to keep up with and some brutally cold days. January was extremely mild and sunny with barely any snow. February has been really friggin' cold with very little snow, maybe a few centimetres?

Either way, I am so done. Gimme spring. I want to go paintballing and camping in Jasper.

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sobamushi said
and I still love you D:....!!

I just realized you're making an appearance from the IRC. :o You're one of the few reasons I enjoyed checking in on chat at all.

Valentines is tomorrow.

Continued, because my cell phone hates me and keeps jumping up paragraphs on its own instead of letting me finish what I was writing:

It kind of like any other holiday in the sense that it is what you make it. Nobody should feel pressured to have to worry about spending enough money to make somebody happy. If you genuinely enjoy that kind of stuff, then by all means, but it should never become something that's an obligation thst is legitimately stressful and uneconomical.

Valentines is tomorrow.

Lady Squee said
I agree with this. Jero and I just use it as an excuse to spend the day together. Nothing really more than that. He got me chocolate for our very first V-Day... and I didn't get it until June. Lol. Other than hanging out, we don't do anything. Except MickyD's

See, that's something I can totally agree with doing, I was going to actually compliment you on your tasteful dinner date of some McNuggets lol. I think it's a good excuse for date night, but it's the commercial trappings that I take issue with. Like anything, there's always exceptions, like my friend who does pixel art with beads, he made his girlfriend a Mario fire flower one year. And unlike a real flower, that one's still hanging up. :)

sobamushi said
I can agree with some of those points, though only people that don't truly understand the meaning of dedicating a day to your loved one will go "all out" and "spend a fuck ton of money" to "impress some girl." For some that are too busy to always take time out to appreciate their SO, v-day is a good excuse for things to slow down and get with the atmosphere. Not to mention, I think strip clubs have vday specials that hubby and I can take advantage of. Just sayin'.

Largely ties in with my reply to Squee, but I agree with you. Nothing wrong with just enjoying the day with your SO or date and just enjoying each other's company

Valentines is tomorrow.

Cayden Black said
So you're all alone too, huh?

Eh, not really the case. I've always thought it was a cynical bullshit day that accomplishes little more than to pressure guys not to fuck up spoiling their girlfriends and spending large amounts of money on horribly marked up shit that's largely disposable or outright unnecessary because modern Western society decided we should eat the shit out of marketing ploys because apparently it's the day of the year you are supposed to pull out all stops to try and impress somebody in the exact same fashion as millions of other people. There is nothing romantic or meaningful about any of it.

Know what day I can use to pamper my girl and show her undying devotion and love? Any fucking other day of the year. Or better yet, anniversary., when it means marking a milestone.

Just because some suits say we should all follow their bullshit expectations doesn't mean we have to.

Valentines is tomorrow.

Said it before, I'll say it again.

Valentine's is a crock of shit.

My friends want to get a guy a keg full of tequila for his 18th party...

Queen Raidne said
I never enjoyed getting drunk. Or buzzed, or whatever you might call it.Which is a significant problem considering how much I like the taste of alcohol. I end up drinking like Sherlock. Carefully, scientifically, and with calculated amounts of water, and food, so even if I get regrettably drunk, no hangover for me!

Huh. Most people don't like the taste of alcohol, period. I don't like getting sloppy drunk either. Happy buzz and I'm good.

It's fucking cold here

So I stepped outside this morning to start up my truck to head to work and it felt abnormally warm. I thought it was -5, which is a huge break in the cold, and as I am driving to work, I pass by one of those big signs with the time and temperatures on it. It's -13.

It shouldn't feel mild when it's -13.

Winter needs to stahp.